An SBOM is useless without a universal, machine-readable language. The market is currently split between SPDX (backed by the Linux Foundation) and CycloneDX (designed by OWASP).
Where SPDX has traditionally focused on intellectual property and licence compliance, CycloneDX was designed from the ground up for fast security pipelines and vulnerability analysis. For modern SaaS and DevSecOps, CycloneDX is often preferred, while governments and enterprise buyers more often ask for SPDX (an ISO standard).
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